title: Treatment of a chronic comminuted fracture of the fibula in a horse.
abstract: A four-year-old Standardbred gelding was examined because of vague right hind limb lameness of 3 to 4 months' duration. Results of physical examination, radiography, and scintigraphy were indicative of a chronic comminuted fracture of the proximal portion of the right fibula. A cancellous bone graft was placed in the fracture site, and 3 months later, the fracture appeared to be healed radiographically. Fractures of the fibula are rare in horses and should not be confused with normal anatomic discontinuities that result in a bi- or tripartite appearance of the fibula on radiographs. Because the fibula is a non-weight-bearing bone in horses, lameness associated with fibular fractures may be vague.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210-1089, USA.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: O'Rielly
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Bertone
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Genovese
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000662:veterinary*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005360:Fibula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D006736:Horses / Q000293:injuries*; D007794:Lameness, Animal / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous / Q000662:veterinary